But then, there were human beings who were sensitive to our tragedy. those non-Jews, those Christians that we call the -Righteous Gentiles, whose selfless acts of heroism saved the honor of their faith. why were they sofew? Why was there a greater effort to save ss murderers af ter the war than to save their victims during the war? Why did some of America's largest corporations continue to do business with Hitler's germany until 1942? It has been suggested, and it was documented that the wehrmacht could not have conducted its invasion of france without oil obtained from American sources. How is one to explain their indif ference? And yet my friends, good things have a lso ha ppened in this traumatic century: the defeat of Nazism, the collapse of communism the rebirth of israel on its ancestral soil, the demise of apartheid israel's peace treaty with egypt the peace accord in Ireland. And let us remember the meeting filled with drama and emotion, between Rabin and Arafat that you, Mr President, convened in this very place. I was here and I will never forget it And then of course, the joint decision of the United states and nato to intervene in Kosovo and save those victims, those ref ugees, those who were uprooted by a man hom i believe that because of his crimes should be charged with crimes against humanity But this time, the world was not silent. This time, we do respond. This time, we intervene Does it mean that we have learned from the past? does it mean that society has changed? Has the human be ing become less indifferent and more human? Have we really learned from our experiences? Are we less insensitive to the plig ht of victims of ethnic cleansing and other forms of injustices in places near and far Is today's justif ied intervention in Kosovo, led by you, Mr President, a lasting warning that never again will the deportation, the terrorization of children and their parents be allowed anywhere in the world? will it discourage other dictators in other lands to do same What about the children?oh we see them on te lev is ion we read about them in the papers, and we do so with a broken heart. Their fate is always the most tragic, inevitably. When adults wage war, children perish. We see their faces, their eyes. Do we hear their pleas? Do we feel their pain, their agony? Every minute one of them dies of disease, violence famine Some of them - so many of them-- could be saved And so, once again, i think of the young Jew ish boy from the carpathian Mounta ins. He has accompanied the old man i have become throughout these years of quest and struggle. And together we walk towards the new millennium, carried by profound fear and extraordinary hopeBut then, there were human beings who were sensitive to our tragedy. Those non-Jews, those Christians, that we call the "Righteous Gentiles," whose selfless acts of heroism saved the honor of their faith. Why were they so few? Why was there a greater effort to save SS murderers af ter the war than to save their victims during the war? Why did some of America's largest corporations continue to do business with Hitler's Germany until 1942? It has been suggested, and it was documented, that the Wehrmacht could not have conducted its invasion of France without oil obtained f rom American sources. How is one to explain their indif ference? And yet, my f riends, good things have also happened in this traumatic century: the defeat of Nazism, the collapse of communism, the rebirth of Israel on its ancestral soil, the demise of apartheid, Israel's peace treaty with Egypt, the peace accord in Ireland. And let us remember the meeting, filled with drama and emotion, between Rabin and Arafat that you, Mr. President, convened in this very place. I was here and I will never forget it. And then, of course, the joint decision of the United States and NATO to intervene in Kosovo and save those victims, those refugees, those who were uprooted by a man, whom I believe that because of his crimes, should be charged with crimes against humanity. But this time, the world was not silent. This time, we do respond. This time, we intervene. Does it mean that we have learned f rom the past? Does it mean that society has changed? Has the human being become less indif ferent and more human? Have we really learned f rom our experiences? Are we less insensitive to the plight of victims of ethnic cleansing and other forms of injustices in places near and far? Is today's justified intervention in Kosovo, led by you, Mr. President, a lasting warning that never again will the deportation, the terrorization of children and their parents, be allowed anywhere in the world? Will it discourage other dictators in other lands to do the same? What about the children? Oh, we see them on television, we read about them in the papers, and we do so with a broken heart. Their fate is always the most tragic, inevitably. When adults wage war, children perish. We see their faces, their eyes. Do we hear their pleas? Do we feel their pain, their agony? Every minute one of them dies of disease, violence, famine. Some of them -- so many of them -- could be saved. And so, once again, I think of the young Jewish boy f rom the Carpathian Mountains. He has accompanied the old man I have become throughout these years of quest and struggle. And together we walk towards the new millennium, carried by profound fear and extraordinary hope